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B-School Students Put New Restaurant on the Map

  Despite his economics degree and ownership of several restaurants, Themistocles “Lakis” Vlahoulis, owner of Il Panino Café and Grill in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, faced some struggles Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Eric Martell Cooked up a 'Digital Food Court'

  Eric Martell co-founded EatStreet as a 19-year-old to create a "digital food court" and online ordering for mom-and-pop restaurants serving hungry college students. His startup has now grown Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Gimme Shelter: ABODO's Slocum Talks About his Apartment-Hunting Breakthrough

  Alec Slocum started his smartphone-based apartment-hunting service, ABODO, after being frustrated in his own search for shelter. He sat down recently with Jon Eckhardt to talk about how he Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Want to Give Your Entrepreneurship Students Real-World Experience? Try Consulting Projects

How many professors can say that students talk about what they learned in their class during a job interview? Or that their students routinely save small businesses from the brink of bankruptcy? Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Laura Beohner and Kimberly Karter

Entrepreneurship Programs Should Nurture Companies of One

Either by circumstance or by choice, a growing number of entrepreneurs are working solo: running a company with themselves as the only employee. These soloists represent a huge opportunity for Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: George Gendron